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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

The Obama administration blocked the law in December, its latest attempt to stop a wave of laws in Republican-controlled states that require voters to show certain forms of photo ID at the polls.
Based on a Congressional mandate put in place after Hurricane Katrina, the corps would have to examine alternatives to expensive repairs, including razing the village and allowing the area to flood.
Camden City Council approved a $100,000 contract with a former state police major it ousted last year.
At least one Member will find out tonight that he will not be returning to Capitol Hill next Congress, and the table will be set on races that Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C., will be paying close attention to this fall.
It's designed to help those who have exhausted other options for complying with Pennsylvania's new voter ID law.
As police look for a solution to the gun violence that plagues Chicago, the numbers help investigators identify the paths guns take from being sold legally to being carried illegally or used in crimes.
Teen meth use in Idaho dropped 52 percent between 2007 and 2009, the largest decline in the nation for that period and a year after a 2008 anti-meth program began.
Some worry terrorists could shut down the economy with the click of a mouse.
Governments are struggling with how to properly manage sick leave to prevent employees from abusing it.
It’s more crucial than ever to know whether government programs are effective.